Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records for England (Host) in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
DG Bradman (AUS)	1930-1948	19	30	4	2674	334	102.84	4570	58.51	11	3	2	236+	4
SR Waugh (AUS)	1989-2001	22	32	10	1633	177*	74.22	3085	52.93	7	4	2	192	1
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2011	13	23	3	1376	217	68.80	3081	44.66	6	4	-	186	0
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2012	12	22	2	1355	277	67.75	2262	59.90	5	3	1	172	2
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1995-2012	15	27	6	1399	136*	66.61	2958	47.29	3	9	1	179	2
AR Border (AUS)	1980-1993	25	43	11	2082	200*	65.06	4668	44.60	5	12	1	245	5
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1935	33	47	7	2584	161	64.60	2110+	35.07	9	14	-	67+	6
IVA Richards (WI)	1976-1991	24	34	2	2057	291	64.28	2871	71.64	5	12	1	287	16
HM Amla (SA)	2008-2017	11	20	2	1086	311*	60.33	1982	54.79	3	4	-	144	3
DCS Compton (ENG)	1937-1956	47	76	10	3963	278	60.04	939+	44.40	13	18	5	243+	2
J Hardstaff (ENG)	1935-1948	14	21	3	1067	205*	59.27	562+	40.39	4	5	3	84+	2
L Hutton (ENG)	1937-1954	44	77	9	3930	364	57.79	1282+	42.90	13	15	4	182+	3
PBH May (ENG)	1951-1961	39	57	7	2865	285*	57.30	-	0.00	9	14	5	251+	8
CG Greenidge (WI)	1976-1988	19	30	2	1570	223	56.07	2871	54.68	6	4	2	210	8
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1947	15	29	5	1336	189*	55.66	-	0.00	4	6	-	0+	0
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2023	22	42	1	2255	215	55.00	3792	59.46	8	9	-	271	17
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2011	17	30	1	1575	193	54.31	2917	53.99	4	8	-	227	5
GS Sobers (WI)	1957-1973	21	37	3	1820	174	53.52	2305+	55.09	5	9	2	210+	4
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2023	72	127	13	6092	254	53.43	10291	59.19	18	29	6	722	20
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1997	18	31	1	1584	219	52.80	3523	44.96	5	7	1	179	4
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2013	53	89	3	4537	226	52.75	6855	66.18	15	18	5	582	38
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1909-1930	27	40	3	1935	211	52.29	851+	35.37	5	11	1	89+	1
M Leyland (ENG)	1928-1938	22	31	2	1491	187	51.41	1870+	41.06	6	5	2	74+	6
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2006	42	75	7	3472	219	51.05	6086	57.04	9	19	4	513	19
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1968	46	73	7	3347	256	50.71	3719+	41.51	6	21	3	286+	15
WR Hammond (ENG)	1928-1946	44	68	8	3004	240	50.06	2153+	40.45	9	10	3	113+	8
W Bardsley (AUS)	1909-1926	21	29	3	1300	193*	50.00	1+	0.00	5	4	3	92+	3
IJL Trott (ENG)	2009-2013	25	45	4	2043	226	49.82	4079	50.08	4	11	2	241	0
BF Butcher (WI)	1963-1969	13	23	2	1041	209*	49.57	1441+	49.20	2	4	-	98+	3
ME Waugh (AUS)	1993-2001	17	28	4	1189	137	49.54	2056	57.83	3	8	-	142	6
RA Smith (ENG)	1988-1995	36	66	11	2716	148*	49.38	5525	49.15	7	17	5	351	0
C Washbrook (ENG)	1937-1956	20	35	6	1431	143	49.34	53+	13.20	4	7	1	39+	2
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1893-1905	20	33	4	1415	144*	48.79	-	0.00	5	6	3	51+	0
BC Lara (WI)	1995-2004	15	27	1	1268	179	48.76	1881	67.41	4	6	2	192	3
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1993	16	28	5	1121	164*	48.73	2799	40.05	3	5	2	139	1
RC Fredericks (WI)	1969-1976	11	21	1	972	150	48.60	2131	45.61	3	7	3	112	2
G Boycott (ENG)	1964-1981	57	100	10	4356	246*	48.40	10854+	37.99	14	15	6	407+	8
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1979-1990	13	23	3	960	157	48.00	2167	44.30	4	4	3	107	1
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1930-1938	14	24	2	1055	232	47.95	1632	64.64	2	4	-	103+	3
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1969	48	70	5	3115	258	47.92	3350+	43.34	7	15	3	301+	6
IR Bell (ENG)	2004-2015	65	108	15	4450	235	47.84	8114	54.84	15	25	5	555	18
PE Richardson (ENG)	1956-1963	15	22	-	1033	126	46.95	37+	43.24	4	4	-	89+	0
AD Nourse (SA)	1935-1951	14	24	1	1079	208	46.91	-	0.00	3	6	-	45+	3
FMM Worrell (WI)	1950-1963	14	24	2	1031	261	46.86	119+	63.02	3	3	5	116+	2
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1978-1992	16	24	3	979	260	46.61	2015	48.58	2	5	3	114	2
WA Brown (AUS)	1934-1948	11	20	1	885	206*	46.57	2094+	39.58	3	3	1	65+	0
IM Chappell (AUS)	1968-1975	14	26	2	1111	192	46.29	2742	40.51	2	9	2	123	3
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1968-1975	20	32	7	1156	178	46.24	2875	40.20	3	7	2	124	2
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1994	74	131	3	5917	333	46.22	11485	51.51	15	26	11	749	19
LEG Ames (ENG)	1929-1938	22	30	6	1106	148*	46.08	1037+	38.18	3	4	2	64+	4
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2000-2008	45	75	4	3271	197	46.07	5981	54.68	13	7	4	429	5
WM Lawry (AUS)	1961-1968	14	24	2	1007	135	45.77	1654+	35.48	4	5	2	109+	5
G Kirsten (SA)	1994-2003	12	21	1	909	210	45.45	2160	42.08	3	4	1	124	2
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-2005	49	85	11	3343	138	45.17	6683	50.02	7	21	7	405	2
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	89	155	7	6568	294	44.37	13675	48.02	15	32	4	816	3
EH Hendren (ENG)	1921-1934	23	32	5	1196	142	44.29	1127+	38.33	4	5	4	102+	2
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1926-1934	15	21	1	879	155	43.95	1812+	31.62	3	4	3	44+	0
JH Edrich (ENG)	1963-1976	45	77	5	3155	310*	43.81	8131+	38.16	7	14	5	363+	9
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1955-1971	55	88	6	3537	182	43.13	2046+	37.24	9	18	4	317+	9
ER Dexter (ENG)	1958-1968	32	54	3	2195	180	43.03	1651+	45.24	3	15	3	220+	13
CG Macartney (AUS)	1909-1926	21	29	3	1118	151	43.00	0+	0.00	4	4	-	70+	2
RT Robinson (ENG)	1985-1989	14	23	2	900	175	42.85	1948	46.20	3	2	2	104	0
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1992	65	113	9	4454	215	42.82	8576	51.93	10	19	4	551	6
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	30	41	2	1658	154	42.51	119+	65.54	2	12	4	87+	8
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1992-2006	13	22	2	850	148	42.50	1526	55.70	2	5	2	111	3
G Pullar (ENG)	1959-1962	13	22	2	849	175	42.45	-	0.00	2	4	-	35+	1
DL Haynes (WI)	1980-1991	19	31	5	1101	184	42.34	2688	40.95	2	7	-	122	1
EAB Rowan (SA)	1935-1951	10	20	2	761	236	42.27	-	0.00	1	4	2	5+	0
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1938-1954	24	38	2	1516	191	42.11	428+	22.89	4	9	1	112+	8
CH Lloyd (WI)	1969-1984	20	30	1	1221	132	42.10	2067	59.07	2	8	-	134	12
RT Ponting (AUS)	1997-2010	20	34	-	1421	156	41.79	2251	63.12	4	6	2	174	10
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2021	10	20	3	708	154*	41.64	1131	62.59	1	4	1	91	8
MA Butcher (ENG)	1997-2004	34	61	3	2405	173*	41.46	5178	46.44	6	12	-	338	2
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1966-1972	28	45	5	1654	158	41.35	3597	45.98	2	11	1	218	10
DL Amiss (ENG)	1966-1977	26	45	6	1610	203	41.28	3737	43.08	4	6	5	183	1
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1986	16	28	-	1152	221	41.14	2755	41.81	2	8	2	110	2
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2002-2014	11	22	1	862	147	41.04	1912	45.08	2	5	-	105	0
GS Chappell (AUS)	1972-1980	15	28	3	1020	131	40.80	2316	44.04	3	4	2	126	2
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1990-2003	74	126	12	4650	190	40.78	9167	50.72	8	22	5	647	3
RB Kanhai (WI)	1957-1973	18	32	1	1250	157	40.32	1525+	46.36	2	6	4	116+	2
MD Crowe (NZ)	1983-1994	13	23	2	845	142	40.23	1887	44.78	3	2	2	104	5
RB Richardson (WI)	1988-1995	14	22	1	841	121	40.04	1770	47.51	2	5	3	112	4
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2023	45	75	4	2835	176	39.92	4620	61.36	8	15	8	331	61
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2005-2015	22	40	4	1435	187	39.86	2562	56.01	3	6	2	179	1
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2012	61	105	3	4045	161	39.65	8160	49.57	10	19	6	522	3
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2012-2023	56	95	7	3465	167*	39.37	5477	63.26	6	20	8	439	25
GR Viswanath (IND)	1971-1982	13	24	2	858	113	39.00	2187	39.23	1	9	1	85	0
MA Atherton (ENG)	1989-2001	67	124	3	4716	160	38.97	12052	39.13	9	31	9	591	3
MW Gatting (ENG)	1980-1993	39	71	8	2453	183*	38.93	5440	45.09	6	12	3	315	5
PJP Burge (AUS)	1956-1964	13	22	3	738	181	38.84	672+	47.91	2	1	1	75+	1
TM Head (AUS)	2019-2023	10	20	1	734	163	38.63	1101	66.66	1	4	1	106	7
GS Ballance (ENG)	2014-2017	17	30	1	1118	156	38.55	2303	48.54	3	5	3	158	2
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1962-1974	14	26	2	920	100*	38.33	1617+	32.09	2	7	2	93+	3
N Hussain (ENG)	1993-2004	47	81	7	2833	207	38.28	6640	42.66	9	11	7	412	6
MJ Prior (ENG)	2007-2014	44	68	11	2172	126*	38.10	3267	66.48	4	13	6	266	9
Z Crawley (ENG)	2020-2023	20	36	2	1295	267	38.08	1874	69.10	2	6	3	170	4
JP Crawley (ENG)	1994-2002	19	33	5	1059	156*	37.82	2415	43.85	3	5	1	125	1
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1962-1972	17	24	3	790	119	37.61	1022+	32.68	3	2	1	79+	2
RT Simpson (ENG)	1949-1954	16	26	2	900	137	37.50	-	0.00	3	4	3	32+	4
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1982-1992	43	76	8	2550	139	37.50	5013	50.86	11	6	6	336	8

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Minimum of 20 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Jul 27-31, 2023 [Test # 2515]

England v Australia at Manchester, 4th Test, Jul 19-23, 2023 [Test # 2512]

England v Australia at Leeds, 3rd Test, Jul 6-9, 2023 [Test # 2509]